Behavioral Health Resources – General
The following resources were generated for the Behavioral Health Workforce Training Clearinghouse or identified as relevant and useful for professionals working in behavioral health settings.
Alcohol Use Disorder
- April is Alcohol Awareness Month | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- April is Alcohol Awareness Month – MA Helpline
- Partnership to End Addiction
- How to Help an Alcoholic: Guide to Help Someone With Alcoholism
- Rehab for Women | Hazelden Betty Ford
- Addiction Treatment Resources – Women’s Recovery
- Alcohol Rehab for Men | Alcohol.org
- Alcohol Awareness Month: When and How to Support
- Guide to Drinking Levels – Recovery Research Institute and Recovery Research Institute – Enhancing Recovery Through Science
Bipolar support
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
- World Bipolar Day
- World Bipolar Day | ISBD
- Bipolar Disorder – National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- What is Bipolar Disorder? | SAMHSA
- Bipolar disorder
- Bipolar Disorder | NAMI
- Bipolar Disorder | Mental Health America
- Resources | Bipolar Disorders Clinic | Stanford Medicine
Brain Injury
- MassAbility
- NASHIA Behavioral Health Resource Library
- Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
- Making Connections: Brain Injury and SUD Toolkit
- TBI Model Systems Brain Injury Fact sheets
Clinical Assessment Screening Tools
- Clinical Assessment Screening Tools
- Includes links to evidence-based screening tools highlighted in the Conducting Clinical Assessment Training.
Clinical Supervision Resources
Cross-Cultural Competence
- Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Toolkit
- Racial Trauma | Mental Health America
- Racial Trauma – PTSD: National Center for PTSD
- Black Mental Health Roadmap: Conditions, Tips, Resources & More – The Mental Health Coalition
- Talking About Race | National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Racial Trauma | SAMHSA
- APA PsycNet – Racial Trauma: Theory, Research, and Healing
- Cultural Responsiveness To Racial Trauma | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
De-escalation
- De-escalation
- Describes a de-escalation technique that can be used with verbal and non-verbal communication during crisis situations.
Depression
- Depression – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- Depression – American Psychological Association (APA)
- Depression – National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- What Is Depression? – American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Depression Screening – Mental Health America
- Free Depression Tests – Mental Health America
Eating Disorders
- Eating Disorders and Mental Health Awareness Month
- Eating Disorders – NAMI
- ANAD Home – ANAD – National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
- Eating disorder treatment: Know your options – Mayo Clinic
- Eating Disorders – National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Eating disorders
- Psychiatry.org – What are Eating Disorders?
- What are Eating Disorders? – SAMHSA
LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Publications
- Integrated Behavioral Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People: An Affirming, Harm Reduction, and Trauma Responsive Approach
- Quick Guide for Supporting the Behavioral Health of Sexual Minority Men
- Suicide Risk and Prevention for LGBTQ Patients
OARS for Motivational Interviewing
- OARS for Motivational Interviewing
- Reviews OARS; a core motivational interviewing technique that focuses on open questioning, affirming, reflecting, and summarizing.
Opioid Overdose Prevention
Perinatal Behavioral Health Resources
- Perinatal Behavioral Health Resources
- MassHealth’s webpage for pregnant members has helpful information for pregnant and postpartum members including home visiting programs and other resources.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Six Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Crisis Intervention
- Six Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Crisis Intervention
- Outlines the six guiding principles to follow when working with someone in crisis. Including ensuring safety, maximizing trust, maximizing choice, ensuring collaboration, maximizing empowerment, and ensuring interactions are culturally responsive, equitable, and acknowledge intersectionality.
Solution Focused Crisis Intervention
- Solution Focused Crisis Intervention
- Explains the solution-focused approach to crisis intervention that can be used in time-sensitive, crisis situations.
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Resources
- Suicide Prevention and Crisis Resources
- Suicide Prevention Month (September) Ideas for Action
- Suicide Risk and Prevention for LGBTQ Patients
- Veteran Suicide Prevention – PREVENTS
Veterans
- U.S Department of Veterans Affairs
- Mental Health Home
- National Center for PTSD
- VA Resources and Support
- Veteran Suicide Prevention – PREVENTS
- VA Locations, Care Providers, and Resources
- Veterans and PTSD: Understanding Causes, Signs, Symptoms and Treatment Wounded Warrior Project
- Veterans Crisis Line & Local Resources
- Veterans Resources | Military OneSource